Microsoft bills its newly released KB 2952664 as a “compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7,” but provides no other details. The patch has now been released through automatic update (and ...

Microsoft will now label all Windows 7 servicing stack updates as security updates, even though they're not.

Confused yet? This means Windows 7 users must install six unrelated patches in order to get Microsoft’s Win7 updating mess untangled — seven unrelated patches, if you include KB 3020369.

Some Windows 7 users have found that Windows Update has fallen over on their systems, meaning that they can’t receive any security patches or other OS updates. So what’s happening here?

Along with the Windows 10 updates, Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 have also begun rolling out. As usual, Windows 7 updates are only for those who have opted for paid patches.